I'm thinking about getting upper and lower control arms for my car. I'm going to be replacing the brakes and lowering the car, so I thought now is a good time. But I was just curious if you still need to get a bushing set with the control arms? Or do they come with all the proper bushings and hardware? Also, for you guys that have them, did you notice much of a differnce in cornering stability? How much lighter are the BMRs over stock? Thanks a lot.

 

They come with bushings. I would not spend the money on the uppers. No weight savings and no size difference to speak of. They are probably stronger all right but who cares on the uppers.

 

BMR A arms come with bushings. But... apparently the BMR lower A arms don't match the dimensions of the stockers, they have a bend in them so they will lower the front of the car. Also BMR uses lesser quality rod ends than some other aftermarket manufacturers. If you are after better front suspension, 1LE lower A arms are probably a better choice.

 

I agree about the uppers. As for BMR's rod ends, I'm giving mine one year and I'll probably replace them w/ QA1 Heim's. Just about everything else on my car has Heim joints and the same will apply to anything else that rattles/clunks/makes noise.

The lower a-arms are great though. A decent weight savings. I'd also suggest getting the k-member while you're at it too. That's the best chassis upgrade I made, next to my Madman torque arm.

 

I've heard that the BMR K-Member is prone to cracking if you use it on a car that's on the track a lot. Not the drags, but a road course car. Is there any truth to this? I think I'll just want on the a-arms for now. I'll get new sway bars and a-arms in the future.

 

I can't imagine the k-member cracking. The amount of room it saves is breath-taking. I would recommend it.

 

If it's built right (which BMR usually does), it shouldn't crack unless there's some unplanned force placed upon it (hitting something solid on the x-member bar for example).